Minerva is 1-6 against Indian Creek since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Minerva Lions will square off against the Indian Creek Redskins at 12:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Wednesday, Minerva had to suffer through a 55-14 loss at the hands of Carrollton. The contest marked the Lions' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Indian Creek came up short against Martins Ferry on Monday and fell 51-42.
Minerva will need focus on slowing down Mckenna Scott, one of several Indian Creek players who made an impact when they last played. She went 6 of 12 en route to 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Sadler, who posted eight points and six rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Minerva and nudges their season record down to 7-12. As for Indian Creek, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-8.
Minerva took a serious blow against Indian Creek when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 69-30. Can Minerva avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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